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Community Water System · PWS PA5040044

Ohioville Boro Muni Auth

Industry, Pennsylvania 15052 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,750 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,750
People served
250
EPA violations
90
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 250 drinking-water violations at Ohioville Boro Muni Auth, 36% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

250
Total EPA violations on record
36%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,750
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Ohioville Boro Muni Auth

Ohioville Boro Muni Auth is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,750 residents in Industry, Pennsylvania (Beaver County) through 1,031 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 250 total violations for this system , of which 90 (36%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 124 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 90 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Pennsylvania, EPA tracks 7,701 public water systems serving 12,630,061 people, with 1,159,868 cumulative violations and 68,517 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 150.6 violations. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Ohioville Boro Muni Auth's 250 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
2,750
Total Violations
250
Health-Based Violations
90
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,031
County
Beaver
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
90
Monitoring Violations
124
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 90 2013
Chlorine MR 37 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 28 2022
TTHM MR 28 2022
Public Notice Other 21 2021
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 14 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2025
Cadmium MR 2 1991

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Ohioville Boro Muni Auth.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PA5040044 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Pennsylvania Drinking Water Authority

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Ohioville Boro Muni Auth under EPA-delegated authority.

Open PA regulator portal

Source: Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Chlorine MR 37 SDWIS / PA5040044 / 0999
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 SDWIS / PA5040044 / 5000
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / PA5040044 / 8000
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 SDWIS / PA5040044 / 7000
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 28 SDWIS / PA5040044 / 2456
2022 TTHM MR 28 SDWIS / PA5040044 / 2950
2021 Public Notice Other 21 SDWIS / PA5040044 / 7500
2013 TTHM MCL 90 SDWIS / PA5040044 / 2950
2010 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 14 SDWIS / PA5040044 / 0200
1991 Cadmium MR 2 SDWIS / PA5040044 / 1015

How Ohioville Boro Muni Auth Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Ohioville Boro Muni Auth Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 250 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 90 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 57.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 2,750 1,640 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,701 regulated public water systems in Pennsylvania.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ohioville Boro Muni Auth water safe to drink? ▼
Ohioville Boro Muni Auth (PWS ID: PA5040044) has 250 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,750 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Ohioville Boro Muni Auth serve? ▼
Ohioville Boro Muni Auth serves 2,750 people in Industry, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,031 service connections.
What type of violations does Ohioville Boro Muni Auth have? ▼
Ohioville Boro Muni Auth has 250 total violations: 90 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 124 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Ohioville Boro Muni Auth water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Ohioville Boro Muni Auth under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Ohioville Boro Muni Auth use? ▼
Ohioville Boro Muni Auth uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.